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Mention the anomalous behaviour of carbon.

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The anomalous behaviours of carbon are : (a ) Diamond is the allotropic form of carbon and it is the hardest compared to other members of group 14 . (b ) Carbon has a high MP and BP than other elements of group 14 . (c ) Carbon can form `pi` - bonds with other elements like O and N. Other members of group 14 cannot form `pi` - bonds . (d) Maximum covalency of carbon is 4 whereas other elements like Si and Ge can have a covalency of 6.
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